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Wade C. Conklin Jr.

Age : 31

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 08/07/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Point Jervis

County : Orange

State : New York

Agency : Town of Deerpark Police Department; Port Jervis Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Motorcycle driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/07/2024, at approximately 9:50 p.m., a Town of Deerpark police officer attempted to stop 31-year-old Wade Christopher Conklin Jr. while he was riding a motorcycle on U.S. Route 209 near the Port Jervis city boundary.
Conklin continued riding away at high speed while Deerpark police pursued him toward Port Jervis. He entered the city on Kingston Avenue and continued onto East Main Street. Port Jervis police joined the pursuit after the motorcycle entered their jurisdiction.
Conklin traveled west on East Main Street, passed through two red traffic signals and entered the intersection of East Main Street and Orange Street, where the motorcycle collided with an SUV. The collision ejected Conklin from the motorcycle and threw him into a light pole in the center median.
Emergency personnel transported Conklin to Bon Secours Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead from blunt-force trauma.
Conklin was originally from Middletown and was a member of the H.O.O.D. Ryderz Motorcycle Club in Port Jervis. His obituary described him as a former Middletown High School varsity diver, football player and lacrosse player who was devoted to his family and protective of his friends.
The New York State Police investigated the crash. The New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation opened a review because Conklin died during a police pursuit involving the Town of Deerpark Police Department and Port Jervis Police Department. The Orange County District Attorney’s Office and Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office also participated in the post-crash investigation.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://midhudsonnews.com/2024/08/09/motorcyclist-racing-away-from-police-killed-in-crash-with-light-post/
https://hudsonvalley.news12.com/police-motorcyclist-evading-officers-killed-in-port-jervis-crash
https://www.millspaughfuneralhome.com/obituary/Wade-ConklinJr
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/wade-conklin-obituary?id=55836441
https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2025-10/osi-data-tables-31-aug-2025.xlsx